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#276DFD

#276dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#276dfd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.58% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 220.37°, with 98.17% saturation and 57.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.77.

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Relative luminance0.1846

Complementary

  1. #276dfd
  2. #fdb727

Split complementary

  1. #276dfd
  2. #fd4c27
  3. #d8fd27

Analogous

  1. #27d8fd
  2. #276dfd
  3. #4c27fd

Triadic

  1. #276dfd
  2. #fd276d
  3. #6dfd27

Tetradic

  1. #276dfd
  2. #b727fd
  3. #fdb727
  4. #6dfd27

Square

  1. #276dfd
  2. #fd27d8
  3. #fdb727
  4. #27fd4c

Monochromatic

  1. #012e8a
  2. #0247d6
  3. #276dfd
  4. #73a0fe
  5. #bfd3fe

Shades

#276dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #276dfd
  2. #2362e4
  3. #1f57ca
  4. #1b4cb1
  5. #174198
  6. #14377f
  7. #102c65
  8. #0c214c
  9. #081633
  10. #040b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#276dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #276dfd
  2. #3d7cfd
  3. #528afd
  4. #6899fe
  5. #7da7fe
  6. #93b6fe
  7. #a9c5fe
  8. #bed3fe
  9. #d4e2ff
  10. #e9f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#276dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #276dfd
  2. #306ff1
  3. #3971e4
  4. #4273d8
  5. #4b75cb
  6. #5477bf
  7. #5c78b2
  8. #657aa6
  9. #6e7c99
  10. #777e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6173bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006efa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006dfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-276dfd {
  color: #276dfd;
}
Background
.bg-276dfd {
  background-color: #276dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-276dfd {
  border: 2px solid #276dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #276dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 98% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-276dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #276dfd, #4c27fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-276dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.77 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.32 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.59 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.94 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.16 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.44 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.59 #d89202 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#276dfd  rgb(39, 109, 253)  hsl(220, 98%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdb727  rgb(253, 183, 39)  hsl(40, 98%, 57%)  Amber
#fd276d  rgb(253, 39, 109)  hsl(340, 98%, 57%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6dfd27  rgb(109, 253, 39)  hsl(100, 98%, 57%)  Lawn Green